What is the Least Common Multiple of 10246 and 10266?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 10246 and 10266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10246 and 10266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10246,10266) = 2
LCM(10246,10266) = ( 10246 × 10266) / 2
LCM(10246,10266) = 105185436 / 2
LCM(10246,10266) = 52592718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10246 and 10266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10246 and 10266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10246 and 10266.

Prime Factorization of 10246

Prime Factorization of 10266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10246 and 10266.

LCM(10246,10266) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 109¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 59¹
LCM(10246,10266) = 52592718